GRE Word List

ENIGMA

something hard to understand or explain

The meaning of the word enigma is something hard to understand or explain.

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WordMeaning
prevailto gain ascendancy through strength or superiority : triumph
traverseto go or travel across or over
fiascoa complete failure
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot
aloftat or to a great height
permeablecapable of being permeated : penetrable
aristocracygovernment by the best individuals or by a small privileged class
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
impendingoccurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming